North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has promoted his younger sister Kim Yo Jong to a new post within North Korea's ruling party. The promotion of Kim Yo Jong came at a meeting of senior party members as North Korea marked the 20th anniversary of Kim Jong Il's acceptance of the title of general secretary of the ruling Worker's Party of Korea. The promotion of North Korean leader's 28-year-old sister to the country's top decision-making body is a sign he is strengthening his position by drawing his most important people closer to the centre of power, experts and officials say, reported Reuters. Here read about who is Kim Yo Jong: -
The promotion made Kim Yo Jong, the second woman in patriarchal North Korea to join the exclusive club after Kim Kyong Hui, who held powerful roles when her brother Kim Jong Il ruled the country. (AP)
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The smartly dressed Kim Yo Jong, her hair usually pulled back in a ponytail, is mostly seen in black suits and black-heeled shoes. (Reuters)
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In 2014, Kim Yo Jong was made vice director of the Workers' Party's Propaganda and Agitation Department, which handles ideological messaging through the media, arts and culture. (AP)
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In a North Korean state media photo in January 2015, she was spotted wearing a ring on her fourth finger during a visit to a child care centre. South Korean intelligence officials say Kim might have wed a schoolmate from the prestigious Kim Il Sung University, but there has been no confirmation of whether she is indeed married or to whom. (Reuters)
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At a massive military parade in April to mark the 105th birth anniversary of founding father Kim Il Sung, Kim Yo Jong was seen rushing out from behind pillars to bring paperwork to her brother as he prepared to give an address. (Reuters)
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Kim Jong Un's younger sister Kim Yo Jong was elected as an alternate member of the political bureau of the party's central committee, reported the Korean Central News Agency. (Reuters)
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Kim Yo Jong is believed to be one of Kim Jong Un's closest confidants. They were born to the same mother, Ko Yong Hui. (Reuters)
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In March 2016, Kim Yo Jong accompanied Kim Jong Un to a field guidance for nuclear scientists, where he claimed successful miniaturisation of nuclear warheads. (Reuters)
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